10 Adventurous Facts about Travel

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The word is too exciting to stay in one place. Visit cultural epicenters and explore stunning historical landmarks with this amazing list of travel facts.

10 Adventurous Facts about Travel

1. Traveling can improve problem solving skills and boost creativity. New sounds, smells, tastes, languages, and sights all create new synapses in the brain and promote neuroplasticity.

2. Because traveling pulls people out of their own cultural bubbles, they develop a greater sense of connectedness to different people and places.

3. Money spent on traveling makes people happier than money spent on material things.

4. While the world seems open to travel, there are some places that are nearly impossible to visit, such as the Google Data Center (codenamed Project 02), Area 51, the ADX Florence (America's highest security prison), and the Fort Knox Bullion Depository.

5. The most visited city in the world is Bangkok, Thailand, with over 20.2 million international visitors.

6. Originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century, the Louvre Museum is the most visited museum in the world, with over nine million visitors annually.
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7. Jet lag feels worse when you travel from west to east.

8. The beginning of the Chinese New Year marks the world's largest human migration. Over 385 million Chinese will travel home for the holiday.

9. The desire to travel may be genetic, and it can possibly be traced to what has been dubbed "the wanderlust gene."

10. An introvert is more likely to choose to travel to the mountains for vacation, while an extrovert is more likely to travel to the beach.

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